01.01This policy establishes protocol to be
followed in the display and use of the flags of the United States of America
and the state of Texas. It is the intent of this policy to honor the customs
and practices in the normal display and use of the flag, including display at
half-staff, as a mark of respect.

01.02National and state laws have been written to
govern the use of the flag and to ensure a proper respect for the Stars and
Stripes. This policy is written in reference to the following codes:

02.01This policy will apply to the display of flags
on all flagstaffs (flagpoles) erected on university property and used within
university buildings and facilities. Outdoor flagstaffs are erected at the
following locations:

a.the
university flagstaffs located on the mall – The flagstaffs officially face
South overlooking the corner of Bobcat Trail and North LBJ Drive;

b.Adamson
ROTC, Department of Military Science (U.S. Army ROTC);

c.Bobcat
football stadium;

d.the
Tennis Center (AFROTC & Band Parade Field);

e.multi-purpose
building at Freeman Ranch;

f.the
Lodge at Freeman Ranch; and

g.the Avery building at the Round Rock Campus.

02.02The flag of the United States will be flown
from sunrise to sunset on all days when weather permits, especially on
designated national and state holidays, and such days as proclaimed by the president
of the United States (see Attachment I).

02.03The flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if
properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

02.04Customs in the position and manner of display
of the flag of the United States are included in the Patriotic Customs code, and should be
referenced and observed when planning parades, banquets, conferences, funerals,
ceremonies, etc.

02.05When the flags of two or more nations are to
be displayed along with the state flag, the Patriotic Customs code should be referenced
and observed.

a.no
flag or pennant other than the United States flag should be placed above or, if
on the same level, to the state flag's right, that is on the observer’s left;

b.when
the Texas and United States flags are displayed at the same time only, they
should be flown on flagstaffs of the same height and the flags should be of
equal size; and

c.when the Texas flag is displayed on a
separate flagstaff from the United States flag, the Texas flag should be
hoisted after the United States flag is hoisted and lowered before the United
States flag is lowered.

03.02The Texas flag should be displayed on all
national and state holidays (see Attachment I).

03.03The Texas Flag Code contains additional
instructions on the use and display of the Texas flag which must be referenced
when planning to display the flag for official occasions.

04.PROCEDURES FOR DISPLAY OF THE UNITED
STATES FLAG AT HALF-STAFF

04.01The flag of the United States is flown at
half-staff on the following occasions:

a.Peace
Officers Memorial Day, May 15 (unless that day is also Armed Forces Day);

b.Memorial
Day, May 30, from sunrise until noon;

c.as a mark of respect to the memory of deceased
government officials (past and present). Specifically, the flag will be flown
at half-staff according to presidential instructions or orders, under the
following circumstances:

1)30 days – Death of the president or former president;

2)10 days – Death of the vice president, chief
justice or retired chief justice, or speaker of the House;

3)day of death until interment – for associate
justice of the Supreme Court, secretary of an executive or military department,
former vice president, or governor of a state or territory; or

4)day of death and the
following day for members of Congress.

04.02The governor of the state of Texas may
proclaim that the national and state flags be displayed at half-staff in the
event of the death of a present or former official of the state government.

04.03The United States Patriotic Customs code allows that actions
not specifically included in the code may be deemed acceptable as long as
proper respect is shown. Accordingly, the university president may, as a mark
of respect to the memory of the deceased, authorize the national and state
flags on campus to be displayed at half-staff upon the death and until
interment for the following categories of individuals:

a.a
current university official occupying a titled or equivalent position of chair
or director, or higher;

b.former
university executives and distinguished alumni who have made significant
contributions to the university; and

c.local dignitaries and distinguished
citizens who have contributed to the success of the university.

04.04The university president has authorized the
display of flags at half-staff during Bobcat Pause, a memorial ceremony held
each spring in honor of Texas State students, faculty, and staff who have
departed our ranks within the current academic cycle.

04.05Requests for the university president to
authorize the display of the flags at half-staff for university and local
honorees will be made in writing by a divisional vice president. Such requests
should be fully justified to pass the scrutiny of the "significant"
requirement in the selection of the individual to be honored.

05.RESPONSIBILITIES

05.01Hoisting and lowering the flags displayed on
the university flagstaff on the mall at Bobcat Trail and North LBJ Drive will
be the sole responsibility of the University Police Department.

05.02Departments having outdoor flagstaffs will be
responsible for the proper hoisting, lowering and display of the flags.

05.03Hoisting and lowering the flags at a
university ceremony will be the responsibility of the sponsoring department.
The U. S. Army ROTC and U.S. Air Force ROTC detachments may be available to
perform the flag raising ceremony. Requests for, and
coordination of, the flag ceremony will be made to the military departments and
the dean of the College of Applied Arts.

06.PROCEDURE FOR DISPOSING OF FLAGS

06.01When a flag (national, state, or agency) is in
such a condition, through wear or damage, that it is no longer a fitting emblem
for display, it should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.
Destruction and replacement of flags is the responsibility of the department
displaying the flag.

07.REVIEWERS OF THIS UPPS

07.01Reviewers of this UPPS include the following:

PositionDate

Associate Vice President
for FacilitiesOctober 1 E10Y

University Police DepartmentOctober 1 E10Y

08.CERTIFICATION STATEMENT

This UPPS has been
approved by the following individuals in their official capacities and
represents Texas State policy and procedure from the date of this document
until superseded.